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Happy Hour

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Denver's Marshall Industries produces America's top-selling beer. Blake Teegarden (Jim Parrott), a chemist for the company, discovers an ingredient capable of making the beer dangerously addictive. Marshall seizes upon this discovery and soon enjoys a monopoly over beer sales. Americans guzzle beer nonstop -- citizens are perpetually drunk, and the drinking age is lowered to six. Then a rival company sets out to steal the formula, causing a fierce, drunken battle to erupt.

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Audience Member Marshall Beer exec uncovers a secret additive that cause sales to overflow. Leaves you with a similar feeling as when our Ontario government outlawed happy hour for alcohol sales in the 80s. Younger audience will be wrongfully encouraged by Tawny Kitaen's prominence on the box cover but be disappointed with older generation stars like Jamie Farr and Rich Little. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/24/23 Full Review Audience Member The good times don't exactly roll in this flat comedy about an untraceable addictive food additive developed for Marshall beer. Tawny Kitaen can't lift this material although I did laugh at one scene where Jamie Farr takes out his traffic jam frustrations on a cyclist. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Audience Member 79% Mostly a one joke movie, but I'll drink John De Bello's brand of comedy any day. Feeling thirsty? Drink Marshall's beer! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/17/23 Full Review Audience Member The good times don't exactly roll in this flat comedy about an untraceable addictive food additive developed for Marshall beer. Tawny Kitaen can't lift this material although I did laugh at one scene where Jamie Farr takes out his traffic jam frustrations on a cyclist. Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars 01/28/23 Full Review Audience Member It was 'On Demand' listed as Sour Grapes. This was pretty bad. The hot 80s girls couldn't even save it. It's about a chemist who makes a chemical that when added to beer makes it insanity addictive... After awhile everyone is drinking and even little kids are drinking it instead of milk. The premise is good, the execution is not. It's too cheesy and delivers very few laughs. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 01/25/23 Full Review Audience Member Started out good but just ended up boring Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/23/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Denver's Marshall Industries produces America's top-selling beer. Blake Teegarden (Jim Parrott), a chemist for the company, discovers an ingredient capable of making the beer dangerously addictive. Marshall seizes upon this discovery and soon enjoys a monopoly over beer sales. Americans guzzle beer nonstop -- citizens are perpetually drunk, and the drinking age is lowered to six. Then a rival company sets out to steal the formula, causing a fierce, drunken battle to erupt.
Director
John De Bello
Producer
John De Bello, J. Stephen Peace
Screenwriter
John De Bello, Costa Dillon, J. Stephen Peace
Production Co
Four Square Productions, TMS Pictures
Rating
R
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Sep 16, 2008
Box Office (Gross USA)
$335.5K
Runtime
1h 26m
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